St. Cloud, Minn., May 13, 1999 � NaturTech Composting Systems, Inc. today was awarded a federal grant of $20,000 to facilitate a technology transfer of the NaturTech Composting System to Taiwan Technology Enterprises (TaiTech), a Taiwan based manufacturer. The technology transfer will allow TaiTech to market and manufacture the composting system for waste resource management businesses and organizations in Taiwan. The NaturTech Composting System will improve the method of waste disposal currently used in Taiwan by reducing the amount of waste materials being shipped to landfills and incineration facilities and by decreasing odors. "Now, NaturTech is well positioned to aggressively go after the lucrative international environmental market. I owe a debt of appreciation to our dedicated employees, TaiTech, and to the Minnesota Trade Office for their sponsorship of the grant program," said Jim McNelly, President of NaturTech.

NaturTech Composting Systems, Inc. contributes over 22 years of compost operations and organics management experience in its products and services. NaturTech�s mission is to integrate cost-effective organic resource technologies into communities� waste resource management systems to conserve resources, reduce environmental impacts, improve soil quality, and enhance the quality of life through business development, consultation, innovation, education, and appropriate technology utilization.

The Environmental Technology Fund program, administered by the National Association of State Development Agencies (NASDA) under sponsorship of the United States-Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP), provides matching funds up to $20,000 to generate business relationships that foster Asian and American economic development and help address the environmental challenges facing Asia. The grants assist small- to medium-sized businesses � less that $50 million annual revenue � in undertaking projects involving pollution prevention and control, clean technology and energy efficiency. In five years of operation, the program has facilitated over 300 projects resulting in over $350 million in export sales of U.S. environmental products and technologies.

Launched as a presidential initiative in 1992, US-AEP is a public-private, interagency program, led by the United States Agency for International Development, designed to promote environmentally sound economic growth in Asia, with the assistance of U.S. technology, services and experience. The program works in 11 priority Asian economies, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and � starting this year � Vietnam.